Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio , Jennifer Lawrence , Meryl Streep , Cate Blanchett , Rob Morgan , Jonah Hill , Tyler Perry , Mark Rylance , Timothée Chalamet , Ron Perlman , Melanie Lynskey
Plot: Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem: it's on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a planet-killer the size of Mount Everest is an inconvenient fact to navigate. With the help of Dr. Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), Kate and Randall embark on a media tour that takes them from the office of an indifferent President Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son and Chief of Staff, Jason (Jonah Hill), to airwaves of The Daily Rip, an upbeat morning show hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry). With only six months until the comet makes impact, managing the 24-hour news cycle and gaining the attention of the social media obsessed public before it's too late proves shockingly comical to get the world just look up?!
My Movie Review: The movie is a social satire that has a strong warning about the need to protect the environment/save the planet; it's intended to move viewers in waves to take action:) Don't Look Up is ultimately about people whose minds are already made up and the rare few who refuse to have their minds made up for them on the state of growing misinformation and the dangerous hypocrisies of this digital age to the heavily topic of world extinction in our time:( Don't Look Up provides a humorous perspective on elitism, power and the possiblity of end of the world it is a very funny, inventive dramedy, with a lot of current pop references, with great performances and apt social commentary you can count with a very entertaining movie overall! McKay has made this a very angry, deeply anguished comedy freak out about how we are blowing it hurtling toward oblivion, the film is completely absurd and it's supposed to be with the style, cast and absurdity just work together as everything about is ridiculous but in fun way! On the contrary there's a lot to dislike about this cause the editing is sloppy, its protagonists range from infidelity-driven corporate sellouts like Leo DiCaprio to angry liberal snowflakes ass off Jennifer Lawrence although both the movie and its audience are aware that this is the case! Don't Look Up despite its flaws is a loud wake-up call to take act against a preventable crisis:) Activists, scientists, even everyday people call for recognition of climate crisis, campaigning for action to be taken against corporations' exploitation of the world and its useful potent resource!
Critics Consensus: Don't Look Up aims too high for its scattershot barbs to consistently land, but Adam McKay's star-studded satire hits its target of collective denial square on. Don't Look Up shows us what happens if we wait too long to interrogate our culture and ourselves, lose sight of truth, and fail to take action. Ultimately, Don't Look Up is more than just mean-spirited and smug. It's aggressively those things that is, until that sentimental coda. McKay's movies are not particularly pointed in their satire and, as time has gone on, have increasingly settled into their preferred form of harangue. The film suffers in that the human moments aren’t nearly human enough. Don't Look Up accurately depicts how sensationalism today can stoke panic, fear, and mistrust among public. Suddenly, science doesn’t matter as much, when it contradicts one’s personal truths. I laughed, I laughed some more, and I nearly died at certain points… but through all the satirical material there is true heart to the entire film… as well tense themes that make us look at ourselves. DiCaprio is incredible! Disaster film is a fitting title because this film was a disaster. On par with a mediocre SNL sketch. Don't Look Up hilariously approaches almost every theme worthy of discussion through Adam McKay's satirical screenplay that will undoubtedly leave viewers either incredibly satisfied or extremely triggered. Despite some clever gags and laughs-- the film ultimately runs out of steam and fails to make a deep impact:(
